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More Star Wars?new
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the franchise’s new animated feature, doesn't come within light years of the original entry's glory, but it's a welcome relief from the last three.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
08-13-2008 |
Reviews
Revenge is Sweetnew
Though some intentional mystery remains within the sextet of Star Wars films, Lucas delivers the answers fans have been awaiting, and the events of the series’ third and fourth chapters match up as seamlessly as possible.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
05-30-2005 |
Reviews
Is the Emperor in Star Wars Supposed to Be Bush?
Critics and fans see Bush-bashing in Lucas's latest, but is the dark side strong with "Darth Dubyous"?
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
05-26-2005 |
Commentary
Is Sith All There Is?new
Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
George Lucas' Revengenew
Is Revenge of the Sith the best Star Wars film? No. Is it a classic anyway? Hell yeah!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
Sith's Tragic Tone Redeems Prequel Trilogynew
George Lucas's operatic finale, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, nearly redeems the whole prequel trilogy by dramatizing the downfall of Anakin Skywalker.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
2005: A Space Operanew
Revenge of the Sith brings back the saber battles.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Patrick Macias |
05-18-2005 |
Reviews
Back to the Futurenew
The last Star Wars installment succeeds -- mainly by returning us to the first.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-18-2005 |
Reviews
The Dark Lord Speaksnew
George Lucas discusses how Sith compares to Vietnam-era foreign policy in a story filed by film critic Rob Nelson from the Cannes Film Festival.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
05-18-2005 |
Movies
Myth Over Matter: How George Lucas Reached for the Starsnew
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" -- from Star Wars’s opening moment, George Lucas made it clear he wasn’t interested in making ordinary movies. No Casablanca for him; no Citizen Kane or The Searchers or L’avventura or Persona.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
05-12-2005 |
Movies
Afraid of the Darth
Revenge of the Sith sucks less than Episodes I and II, but is that enough?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Movies That Heated Up Cinemas in 2004new
Not one of the political documentariess distributed this year made a fraction of Fahrenheit 9/11's earnings, and deservedly so, because not one outraged, engaged or entertained the way Michael Moore's film did.
Dark Side of the Force
Over the course of various theatrical releases, laserdiscs, VHS box sets and the notorious 1997 Special Editions, George Lucas has gradually altered his original Star Wars trilogy to reflect his growing discomfort with its content. On Sept. 21 Lucas will release the first authorized DVDs of the trilogy, and fans are bracing for still more changes.
Columbia Free Times |
David Axe |
09-17-2004 |
Movies
